Metallic frame construction



Aug. 19, 1930. 5, esus 1,773,449

METALLI C FRAME CONSTRUCTION Original Filed July 6, 192 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Z 0 n o n v v \Q m g 0 LI Q 1 \J v a I noenkoz a o a 0 I a u o n a u I o o a. D 6 E I e a.

Aug. 19, 1930. s, DEBU 1,773,449

METALLIC FRAME CONSTRUCTION Original Filed July 6, 1928 2 Sheets-Shet 2 y 25 includes amusin -hi Patented Aug. 19,1930

TSANDER 'pEB' s, or *HA'IINGS, NE RASK METALLiO ERAME ooNsTmIoTIon original application filed quly s, 1928,

v 'This application is of an IaPPli v,

cation, Serial No. 290,769,ffi1ed1by ine: July 6., 1928, the, present invention relating .par-

ticnlarly' to astructnre; whereby a strong. I metal frame will be producedand the parts of the frame may belrapidly and easily as sembled. The invention'is illi strated inthe accompanying drawings and. will'be hereinafter fully set forth and particularly defined;

the truss shown in Fig. "6.

. Fi .7 is dean in perspectiyeof a pa e the presentfl inyention l prirnarilyi,

'tion being closed fat its front ans er by a door 1 and having a panel ;2 "l'overeaoh door. the roof of this hou sing is mounted a casing gY-infspaoed relationto the roof and 30 equipped'with a door 5 whereby access maybe hadto the interior ofthe-casing w en desired. ,A: blower f casing16 communicates with ,the

I 'fhonsing' 3 at one side ofthe saine' through a nozzle or [neck]? and from onefside of this 35 ,ffan casing.extendsan air-conduit 9peiitending to the ends of the main housing and dependingiinto the same, as shown at"10 At the ,oppositeside of the Casing 3, a: retnrnfairicom' duit 11 leads from the doughproofing chain- 7 bersinto said casing 3,ias will be understood.

I he fan orblowerwithinthe casing Gmay'be of any approved standard construction and is preferably. electrically driven. Y

L In the l" er portion oithe oasingBgthere v45 isfp o de a afi liPan o -ov nt p nk o the same; Cut-01f flvalv'es anaes of an ably constructed of yvoo den frames a-nd metal 5 the respective 1 inner outer end Walls (and Serial m).-zqtgm madmanais,ilsaiaeia am; is, 1929 Seria1No.-368,702. o

any "approved form,-indica'ted19415.15; and '1 Water ftoaiill this tank is j su pplied :throngha ater line 1 6, leading intoflthe .cas'in'gyvhile an oYerfio pipe 117" leads therefrom to 1 main,- tain the water at a substantially Quniform level. ,Above, the,.;water pan orreceptacle, a steam coil or radiator of any approved form is provided Within the casing 3: and indicated. at 18', steam being carried into thisv Coil ofiradiator throngha Isteam line 19iai1dfcarried 5 therefrom through a returnstearnvline20agA branch pipe 21v extends fromthe line 19 into" the Water pan so that steanrfmaytbe di's-- charged into ,the' water. to heat and vaporize standard or approved construction are. prov vided in the. pipes' 21fa1id 19, respectively, sojthatthe flow may be nicelyereglilatedi A hur'nidostat, indicated 'at 24, isproifided-in the water pan andsoarranged thatit will ,7 e V 565 controlthe action of an ordinary pressure contiolled Valve 25 disposed in the pipe2l'i and thereby automatically establish orl'aiirest' I flow of [steam into the wWat/ergac ordi1ig to the conditions Within the. heating and Vapor; izing comp artinent. A thermostat, indicated at 26, i's disposedfinthe 'upper portion-of the 1 doughproofing coinpartment s. and is spew .tively connecte.d with a pressiirei-controlled 'valve 27 so thatithef flow ofsteain into ,the

heating chamberfmay beregulated according jto the'teinperature of the proofing sections.

p In zthefnpi per portion of each door, isna .window 30 wherebyfthe conditionz of [the dough in any section or compartment maybe noted at anytime Without 'openinggthe, door and thereby admitting :lchilled air ltdflthe dough T i i T he end "of the are pre fer-l sheathing secured thei eover, and there are endy.panels 38 of like construction-L There are also inner endwalls and the -deliigery ends I 1.0 oft-he airconduit extend downjbetween terminate each in a hood from which nozzles project through the inner endwall to deliver warm moist air into the interior of the housing. A ceiling 36 extends between the upper edges of the inner end walls and between the front and rear of the housing. Disposed between the ceiling and theroof 38 is a longitudinal trunk line 39 from which extend a plurality of inlet pipes 40 and 41 having downturned ends opening through the ceiling into the compartments of the main housing, the trunk line 39 being in direct communication with the return conduit 11 whereby the air, after flowing through the housing will be returned to the casing 3. I 7

Each door 1 comprises inner and outer layers or laminations of wood, as indicated at 42 in Fig.2, metal sheathing 43 and 44 being applied to the faces of the woodenlaminations so that a very strong door is produced and the air cannot readily penetrate the same. Channeled strips 45 are arranged around all the edges of the door to impart a neat finish thereto as well as strengthen the same. The doors are hung upon channel bars 47 across the open sides of which flat metal bars or plates 46 are secured,'as clearly shown in Figs. 3, 4 and 5, a filler block 48 of wood being disposed within the channel of each bar 47 so'as to insure rigidity of the plate-46, and the channel bar extending above the upper end of the plateso asto constitute part of the support for the panels above adjacent doors and also for the roof-supporting trusses which are disposed transversely of the apparatus between the roof and the ceiling; The tops of the door frames are provided by channel bars49 having their channels presented to the upper end portions of the plates 46 and bolted or riveted to the projecting edges of the latter. Plates 50 are secured to the channels 49 so that their. ends abut the side edges of the plates 46' at the upper ends thereof and. their longitudinal 'edgesproject above and below the respective channels49, and" fillers 51 may be disposed within said channels. Panels 2 areprovided over the respective doors andmay'consist of plates bolted or otherwise rigidly secured to the projecting edges of the plates 50 and to the channels 47. The channel bars 47 are,

ofcourse,arranged in upright position at regular intervals and constitute division members between adjacent doors as. well as supports for the doors, and the respective channels at the front and rearof the apparatus are transversely alined, as will be .understood. Extending between the alined channel bars 47 are trusses consisting of up per and lower T-bars 53 and 54 connected at their mitered ends by vertical T-bars 55 and having struts 56 secured to and extends ing therebetween at intervals, as will be understood. At the corners defined by the meeting of the bars 55 with the bars 53 and 54 are gusset plates 57 whereby a strong rigid joint is attained. The ends of the trusses fit within the channels of the upper projecting ends of the bars 47 and are riveted into the same while the lower members of the trusses extend across and restupon the upper ends of the fillers 48 and the plates 46, as will be understood upon reference to Fig. 6. The ceiling 36 is bolted or riveted to the flanges 58 of the lower T-bars 54 and, if it should become necessary to splice the ceiling, girders 59 may be secured to and extend between adj acent 'T-bars 54 to provide a firm support for the ceiling at thesplice. The roof 38 rests upon and is likewise secured to the upper T-bars 53 of the trusses and the roof may consist of wooden laminations 60 and a metal sheathing 61. Anglebars 62 are secured upon all the-corners of the structure so as to impart an ornamental finish to the same as well a's to reinforce the joints and guard against opening of the same.

Girders 63 are secured to and extend be tween alined door frames at the front and rear of the housing and brace the structure as well as mark olf the several sections, it being understood that the sections or compartments are open to permit circulation of the proofing air.

It will be readily seen that have provided an exceedingly simple-strong, durable and easily erected apparatus whereby acirculation of warm moist air through several compartments containing dough will be attained and the apparatus may be easily erected in any desired size. I i V Having thus described the invention, I claim: V

1. In a frame structure the combination of upright channel bars, plates secured over the channels of said bars through the lower portions of the same,fillers'within the channels ofthe bars betweenthe same and the plates, horizontally extending channel bars 'sec'ured'to and extending between adjacent plates and upright channel bars, and trusses having their ends secured within the upper projecting end'portions of the first-mentioned channel bars at the front and rear of the structure;

2. In a frame structure, a housing consisting of a plurality of sections arranged side by side, up rights between the sections at the front and back of the housing between the sections, doors carried by the uprights to close the front and back of the sections, panels secured to and extending between the upper portions of the uprights above the respective doors, a ceiling supported on the uprights at the lower edges of the panels, and a roof carried by the uprights at the upper edges of the panels.

3. Ina frame structure, upright channel bars, plates secured over the channels of'the bars and terminating short of the upper ends thereof, and trusses havmgtheirends secured 1n the channels ofthe bars and resting onthe upper ends of the plates.

In a framelstructure, upright Channel 7 bars, platessecured over the channels of the bars through the lower portion thereof, latera ally extending channel bars secured to projecting edge porti'ons of the plates and abutl ting the uprlght channel bars, and plates secured over the channels of said laterally extending bars and abutting the edges of the first-mentioned plates.

Intestimony whereof I aflix my signature Y SANDER DEBU'S. [L. 8.] 

